Broad Band
We often tell ourselves a story about technology's origins: a few brilliant men, working in isolation, bringing forth the digital age. But beneath that familiar narrative lies a different, more complex truth. For decades, the very word 'computer' often referred to a woman, meticulously performing calculations, debugging code, and laying the groundwork for every innovation that followed. This episode reveals how these foundational contributions were systematically sidelined as the field gained prestige, creating a historical amnesia that still shapes our understanding of who belongs in tech. It's a story not just of forgotten pioneers, but of how narratives are constructed, and how easily essential labor can be rendered invisible when it doesn't fit a convenient myth. You might recognize the quiet frustration of seeing your own work undervalued, or the subtle ways an entire field can be re-gendered over time.